Daily Corruption News: 20 April 2012
Posted 20 April 2012
Today's top story
Indonesia: Former ruling party treasurer guilty of graft in IndonesiaReuters
The former treasurer of Indonesian President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono’s ruling Democrat Party was found guilty of corruption and jailed for nearly five years.
More news
Costa Rica: Educadores de Costa Rica marchan para protestar contra corrupción(Costa Rica teachers march against corruption)
Agence France-Presse
Global: Panama president denies Italy bribery accusations
Agence France-Presse
Brazil: Brasil: una comisión del Congreso investigará nexos entre mafioso y políticos
Infolatam/EFE
India: Anna Hazare, Baba Ramdev to hold joint fast protest on June 3
India Today
Kenya: Activists use web to fight back in anti-corruption battle
CNN (TI mention)
Nigeria: Nigeria fuel subsidy scheme hit by corruption
The Guardian
USA: Hearing scheduled for former Rep. Jefferson, facing prison after losing appeal in bribery case
Associated Press
Multimedia of the week
Tanzania: Open government: tackling corruption in TanzaniaThe Guardian
Blogs and opinion
Global:Transparency is an expensive business for fledgling democraciesThe Guardian
India:Three reasons to be optimistic about India
The Indian Express
News from Transparency International
On the blog: If you don't know how to fix it, please stop breaking itWeb feature: Standing still? What the world's biggest economies are doing about corruption
